All posts tagged "employment"
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Hope and an Executive Order
Sen. Barack Obama was well on his way to winning the Democratic nomination for president in late February 2008. It was more than a month...
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Transgender Breakthrough
An employer who discriminates against an employee or applicant on the basis of the person's gender identity is violating the prohibition on sex discrimination contained...
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Understanding the EEOC Process
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is the agency charged with enforcing federal antidiscrimination law. Both federal and private employees, or applicants, can find their...
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Checked Out
On one hand, the Library of Congress is the institution that houses a large portion of the late gay-rights icon Frank Kameny's legacy – despite...
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Recognition, and Limitations
Sitting with First Lady Michelle Obama at President Obama's State of the Union Address this evening will be Lorelei Kilker, a woman who came forward...
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Transgender job discrimination gets air time [video]
”Our organization and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force conducted a survey of 6,500 transgender people in 2008, and we found that the experience...
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Gay Florida officer wins right to keep police certification despite porn past
”I’m feeling so happy, I can’t even describe it. It’s been over two years, struggling for this. It’s not over yet, but this is a...
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Hiring Help
Ronald Clayton has created career-development programs for people who are GLBT or HIV-positive in Los Angeles and New York. Now he's launched just such a...
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Career Finder
If you hate your job -- or worse, you don't have one -- don't fret. Washington is home to several temporary-employment agencies. Picking the right...
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Workplace Warriors
For the first time in its 17-year history, the country's premier conference dealing with issues of workplace equality and GLBT employees is making its way...
